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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. started as a publishing category, where people would pay small amounts of money for books or CDs to learn a language. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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Schools may be looking to invest in affordable and creative solutions , such as low-cost mobile hotspots or hardware that runs on cell signals. College students are turning to digital tutoring platforms like Chegg and online course providers like Coursera, both of which have performed well over the last few months.

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Top Trends Higher Education Textbook Publishers Must Follow

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A lot of big names in the publishing industry have had to restructure business operations due to the decreasing number of print book sales. Switching over to digital publishing will also reduce the loss from unsold books. Introduce eLearning Apps: Mobile apps have seen a surge in recent years. WANT TO KNOW HOW KITABOO WORKS?

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

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By leveraging the digital medium, textbook publishers decided to fight the monopoly and try to provide reasonably priced books. This decrease in state funds have compelled educational institutes to prescribe high priced books, so that they can earn from their bookstore contracts. Related: Are etextbooks More Affordable Than Textbooks.

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More Big Bucks for Tutoring Companies: Varsity Tutors Raises $50M in Series C Funding

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Among the goals of the fundraise is to add more topics and experts available for its instant tutoring mobile app, which promises to match a learner with an expert within 15 seconds. At the time, Varsity Tutors offered an online directory where people could book local tutors for in-person sessions.

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Best Annotated Bibliography Generators for Teachers and Students

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Citation Machine Citation Machine by Chegg is another helpful bibliography generator to try out, well , if you can stand the annoying ads. Cite This for Me and BibMe are all Chegg services that are similar to Citation Machine. Scribbr Scribbr is one of my favorite citation and bibliography generators out there.

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Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe

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Hint: “It’s mobile,” “We have a better UI,” and “It’s for millennials” are not the answers. Student engagement and retention mobile apps. It’s mobile,” “We have a better UI,” and “It’s for millennials” are not the answers. Yet another student book exchange. Chegg (or Amazon for that matter)? Graveyard Ideas.

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